The Taipei District Court has handed Taiwanese TV host Mickey Huang an eight-month prison sentence and a hefty fine for purchasing sexual videos of minors. Huang was initially ordered to pay a fine and write a letter of apology, prompting public outrage.
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00:00Taiwanese TV host Mickey Huang has been sentenced to 8 months in prison for possessing sexual
00:07images of minors.
00:09The scandal shocked the nation last year when a court initially ordered Huang to pay a fine
00:15and write a letter of apology.
00:17Public outrage in the wake of Taiwan's MeToo movement pushed prosecutors to ask for a harsher
00:23sentence.
00:24The longtime TV host was found to have downloaded thousands of sexually explicit images featuring
00:30underage girls.
00:32Huang's lawyer says they will review the judgment and decide whether to file an appeal.